Boys' name · since 1918
Garvie
Garvie has 32 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,377 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 32
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Garvie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 32 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Garvie recorded 32 times among boys since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1924.
- #25,377 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 32 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garvie ranks #25,377 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #25,377 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 32
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Garvie's 32 recorded births place it above 43.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Garvie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Garvie splits its recorded history at 1921: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Garvie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1924
- Peak year (1920)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Garvie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (27 births, 84% of the file).
1920s was Garvie's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Garvie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 27 births (84% of all-time use).
Garvie by state
Where Garvie concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 10 | 31.3% |
10 of 32 births nationwide.
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- North Carolina records the most Garvies (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–1924 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Garvie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.